Braskem BAK
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Braskem (BAK) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2019)

Braskem (BAK) posted quarterly Change in Working Capital of $754719.8 for Q1 2019, down 46.16% year-over-year from $1.4 million in Q1 2018, and up 107.8% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.7 million in Q4 2018.

Braskem (BAK) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Braskem's Change in Working Capital history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $754719.8 for Q1 2019.

  • In Q1 2019, Change in Working Capital fell 46.16% year-over-year to $754719.8; the TTM figure through Mar 2019 stood at $18.9 million (down 71.0% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $20.0 million, down 70.12% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital for Q1 2019 stood at $754719.8, up from -$9.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Working Capital was $36.7 million in Q3 2017, with the low at -$79.3 million in Q1 2015.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Working Capital is $3.7 million (2016), against an average of -$1.9 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Change in Working Capital surged 615.74% in 2017, then plunged 150.36% in 2018.
  • Braskem's Change in Working Capital stood at -$68.2 million in 2015, then surged by 136.97% to $25.2 million in 2016, then retreated by 23.8% to $19.2 million in 2017, then slumped by 150.36% to -$9.7 million in 2018, then surged by 107.8% to $754719.8 in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows BAK's Change in Working Capital at $754719.8 in Q1 2019, -$9.7 million in Q4 2018, and $13.8 million in Q3 2018.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.16 Bn 3.79 Bn 618.00 Mn -
2 Methanex 4.66 Bn 4.28 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.10 Bn 1.92 Bn 170.20 Mn -
4 Braskem 1.59 Bn -361.33 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.48 Bn 1.12 Bn 29.07 Mn -
6 Green Plains 1.13 Bn 883.11 Mn 113.03 Mn -
7 Tronox Holdings 889.52 Mn 695.52 Mn 55.00 Mn -
8 Lsb Industries 809.80 Mn 591.44 Mn 11.46 Mn -
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 759.05 Mn 709.73 Mn 94.81 Mn -
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 587.34 Mn 530.33 Mn 22.95 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 754,719.83
Mar 31, 2019 754,719.83
Dec 31, 2018 -9.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -9.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 13.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 13.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 19.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 19.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 36.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 36.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 2.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 2.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 25.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 25.20 Mn